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Fuck AI.
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The PC isn't thinking. It's mindlessly copying.
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Fuck AI.
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The PC isn't thinking. It's mindlessly copying.
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As of 30 minutes ago at the time of posting, the NYPD has detained two young Black men after they refused their demands to show ID without explanation or cause.
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Considering a lot of the NYPD straight up said they'd resign if he became mayor, I think he's got a pretty good chance of bringing change if he really wants to
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3 people in Madhya Pradesh, India, died while stuck in a THIRTY TWO hour traffic jam along an intercity highway.
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That's mostly my doing. I live here, and I have to bear witness to my people becoming more and more carbrained by the day as the government bends over backwards to cater to corporations and rich people with fancy cars at the expense of the gigantic majority who rely on public transit, bicycles, or just walking to get to where they need to go. I hate it.
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ICE thugs pounced on a man right there in the US Federal courthouse in NYC, mere minutes after his immigration case was dismissed
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Or are we going by skin colour?
Considering ICE recently detained a US Marshal "by mistake", I think that's right on the money
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A 19-year old cis lesbian woman was beaten unconscious and robbed after she tried to use the women's restroom at a McDonald's in the US
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They're already blaming black people for it because the perpetrator happened to be black
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ICE agents pointed guns at a US citizen when she ran out on to her yard to ask why they were arresting her (legal immigrant) partner.
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The Israelis are in line for that one currently.
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The Los Angeles Police Department shot an Australian reporter with a rubber bullet while she was live on TV. Zero provocation.
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Channel 9 reported it as her being "caught in the crossfire", as if she got hit in a gun battle between protesters and cops or something
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Analysis: Charlie Kirk’s death shows political violence is now a feature of US life
Ah yes. The death of a tiny-faced, vile, white guy is what shows that. Not the thousands of mass shootings, or the Zionists running riot on college campuses, or ICE thugs (and pretend-ICE thugs) running rampant on the streets...it's the extermination of vermin that did it. Sure.
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Four NYPD officers converged on one woman on a bike because she smiled at them, then detained her because she wasn't carrying ID.
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As it turns out, avoiding the cops -- or even looking like you're avoiding the cops -- will also land you in hot water
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US Border Patrol detained a nursing mother and separated her from her infant daughter to the point that she needed medical attention as a result of not being able to nurse
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"Just following orders"
Honestly every single one of them deserves to have their names and faces on public record
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A 19-year old cis lesbian woman was beaten unconscious and robbed after she tried to use the women's restroom at a McDonald's in the US
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A trans woman who's attracted to other women would be a trans lesbian, if that's what was tripping you up.
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"This is so dangerous!", laments the woman driving directly into a Critical Mass bike ride
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And protesters always swiftly move to let emergency vehicles through, because they know not to block actually useful vehicles like ambulances and fire engines
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This excellent road design brought to you courtesy the brain trust in Uttar Pradesh, India /s
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Uttar Pradesh is the Ohio of India
Incorrect. Uttar Pradesh is the Florida of India. If you hear of some fucked-up shit happening in India there's a 50/50 chance it's in Uttar Pradesh.
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YSK that no proof of United States citizenship, no matter how valid, guarantees protection when ICE decides you look like an immigrant.
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This excellent road design brought to you courtesy the brain trust in Uttar Pradesh, India /s
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there is much less space to design anything neatly.
That's absolute nonsense. We can design things perfectly well when it suits us.
Even if it were true (it isn't; Uttar Pradesh is one of India's largest states, there's no dearth of space there -- this is borne of pure greed and stupidity), that's not an excuse. Quite a few other regions that are painfully short on space have been able to come up with brilliant, compact designs that serve their intended purpose without putting people in grave danger every day. Hong Kong comes to mind
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Florida sheriff warns protesters ahead of nationwide rallies: ‘We will kill you dead’
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None of those things automatically give you the right to murder someone. Due process exists for a reason.
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TIL a single 25kg bag of flour now costs $1000 in Gaza.
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Gaza is extremely short on physical cash, which is ironically why merchants only accept physical cash. This has given rise to a middleman industry where Gazans have to wirelessly transfer money via the Bank of Palestine app to a "money exchanger" office who will give them physical cash in exchange, while taking a (now 45%) cut for themselves to be able to pay the rich businessmen who are hoarding the cash
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Could You Prove You’re a US Citizen?
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Man complains about the government forcing him to buy a new car so he and his wife can continue to do their 1km school run.
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Government-mandated to reduce emissions?
On the surface, yes. In reality they're just offloading environmental responsibility on to citizens (and making them buy "better" ICE cars so the auto industry gets the profits) instead of improving and expanding public transit to make it easier to get around without a car.
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How are you pro-bike and anti-bike lane???
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Slight disagreement there. Streets are for pedestrians and bikes and trams and the occasional car (in a dedicated car lane). Roads (as in large arterial roads in very limited areas, meant for fast travel between faraway zones when trains are inconvenient, or highways between cities) can be considered as intended for cars, and even those should have pretty good space dedicated to bike lanes and pedestrian sidewalks.